Goo'day,
At 15:12 16/04/05 -0400, you wrote:
This is not the first time people have referenced 'classrooms' where programming was learned. Any specific classrooms where Pick/MV was taught besides the VAR's seminars. Specifically a formal accredited environment for Pick/MV and not just some left-over Pascal-era or contemporary teachings.
I would like to learn of these places that propogated some of the techniques many endorse that may or not be embraced by others.
School of Hard Knocks?? There's a lot of the alumni out there.....
Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Banker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:36 AM Subject: Re: [U2] Multiple OPEN statements
> ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Don Kibbey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You did mention only a few files display this type of syntax. Perhaps > > said programmer was shown the door.... > > I don't see why you would think that and frankly I'm surprised you haven't > come across this style of programming before. This style of programming was > taught in classrooms all over the country before the advent of point and > click programming. It is a structured way of programming based on a logic > sequence: > What is the first file I need? > OPEN FILE1 TO F.FILE1 THEN > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE1" > END > > Do I need another one? > OPEN FILE1 TO F.FILE1 THEN > OPEN FILE2 TO F.FILE2 THEN > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE2" > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE1" > END > > And another? > OPEN FILE1 TO F.FILE1 THEN > OPEN FILE2 TO F.FILE2 THEN > OPEN FILE3 TO F.FILE3 THEN > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE3" > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE2" > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE1" > END > > Now that I've got these open what do I do with them> > OPEN FILE1 TO F.FILE1 THEN > OPEN FILE2 TO F.FILE2 THEN > OPEN FILE3 TO F.FILE3 THEN > EOF=0 > LOOP READNEXT ID ELSE EOF=1 UNTIL EOF DO > PROCESS, PROCESS, PROCESS > REPEAT > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE3" > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE2" > END ELSE PRINT "CAN'T OPEN FILE1" > END > > Although when the gosub came out most programmers took the center out and > put it into a separate subroutine. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
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